untangle
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
are untangling
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present progressiveof untangle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Authorities are untangling Assad’s footprint from the economy ahead of what they say will be a privatization drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
Researchers still are untangling why and how exactly anosognosia works.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
Some are untangling how the host immune system responds to these invaders and is affected by so-called comorbidities of obesity, diabetes or advanced age.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2021
Beard, who has been at the Bearcat helm for 13 years, moves from pair to pair, ensuring that his wrestlers are untangling a handlock properly.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2020
But we are untangling some of this confusion and coming to make very real and very charming friends.
From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Burton Jesse Hendrick
